Starving Rascal, Stourbridgeback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Paid a return visit here after trying the Red Lion just down the hill. It was reasonably quiet here, until a large group of pub crawlers came in, some a bit worse the wear. Ales were Enville Ale, Ossett Yorkshire Blonde, Malvern Hills Black Pear, Salopian Oracle & Bewdley Sir Keith Park. Cider was Orchard Pig Explorer. We sat in the front room this time. It was showing live Premier League football on the small TV. Still a good pub and you can certainly do a decent crawl in this area.
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Wonderful pub driven past by many, frequented by few. Has its own car park in Collis Street so stop and go in. Knowledgeable land lord keeps his real ales (4 or 5) in top condition. Comfortable bars. Appears to make a thing out of its range of whiskies but that is a closed book to me. Go out of your way to call in.
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Prominent corner pub that seemed fairly popular on our early Saturday evening visit. There are 3 small rooms - a bar at the front, a lounge at the room and a games room off to the left as you enter. The bar was populated with locals sitting at the bar and watching a TV. The lounge had more seating and families were gathered. The barman clearly had a good knowledge of his beer range - Enville White & Enville Ale, Bewdley Worcestershire Way, Timothy Taylor Havercake Ale & Holdens Golden Glow. Cider is Westons Stowford Press. They also have a good selection of whiskies with tasting guides on the bar and strangely enough on the ceiling of the rear room. Well worth a visit.
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Another GBG listed pub that is smart and comfy.
Bit dearer than most with the pint of Enville I had costing �3.00.
4 other ales also available
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Despite driving past many times I'd never used this place until today. It looks fine; clean and tidy enough and with a friendly barman. Then I realised why there was only one other customer in the place. �2.70 for a pint of Burton Bridge Golden, and one that didn't taste too fresh at that. There were only two others on, plus two redundant pumps. It's not a bad pub - I wouldn't mind it as my local, but there's nothing special about it.
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Not somewhere which we'd instinctively have ventured into on our travels, as it appears to be a fairly bog-standard corner local, but it was listed on the Beer Guide as having worthy enough cask ale and cider to merit inclusion so we went with it.
Beer-wise, the selection was very limited and I had to own up to being somewhat disappointed. Maybe we were unlucky, and beer clips adorning the walls suggested we had been, but I can only speak as I found. I daresay what was on was in good nick as my partners-in-quaff didn't complain. For my part I opted for a Thatchers Heritage, which was excellent.
Like many pubs in this neck of the woods, it was notable for having a classic traditional interior, and a continuous row of bottles running round the shelf near the ceiling.
Service seemed fine, and although there weren't many in, the punters didn't make us feel unwelcome either.
Character intact; a pleasant enough boozer. But maybe not somewhere you'd go out of your way for.
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This pub used to be called the Dudley Arms and takes its new name from its resident ghost.
As I opened the door a dog ran in the pub, everyone in there thought I must know the dog. This hilarious episode came to an end when the lady owner turned up, a lot of fun. The MILD is Banks's smooth pour.
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